A Literary Escape

Shadow Queen by Nicola Tyche

Published on January 27, 2025January 19, 2025 by Celeste1 Comment

Today’s review is about SHADOW QUEEN by Nicola Tyche. It’s the second book in the fully published Crowns series. This review contains spoilers for the first book, NORTH QUEEN.

Author: Nicola Tyche
Series: Crowns, #2
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Columbia River Publishing
Publish Date: August 1, 2023
Print Length: 586

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Book Blogger Hop: Inspiration for Positive Changes

Published on January 25, 2025January 11, 2025 by CelesteLeave a comment

Well, it’s only been about two months since my last Book Blogger Hop instead of eight. So that’s a good start! Let’s jump back in.

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

The Book Blogger Hop post image was created by Coffee Addicted Writer.

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WWW Wednesday: January 22, 2025

Published on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by Celeste14 Comments

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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Give Me Butterflies by Jillian Meadows

Published on January 20, 2025January 19, 2025 by Celeste9 Comments

Today’s review is about GIVE ME BUTTERFLIES by Jillian Meadows. It’s a standalone contemporary romance that features Millie, an entomologist, and Finn, an astronomer. Millie’s dream job opens up at the museum, but Finn is part of the interview panel. While she wants the position based on her own merit, she can’t stop ignoring her attraction to Finn.

Author: Jillian Meadows
Series: Oaks Sisters, #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Avon Books
Publish Date: January 21, 2025
Print Length: 384

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SFINCS Review: Eagles Fall by L.R. Schulz

Published on January 17, 2025January 11, 2025 by Celeste2 Comments

Today’s review is about EAGLES FALL by L.R. Schulz. It’s a standalone, prequel novella in the Bonds of Kin series. Here, dragonrider Ward finds himself on the wrong side of the battle. All hell breaks loose when hate and prejudice against the Mystics boil over.

This review is brought to you by my participation in the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS). SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”, is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. It’s a sister competition to both SPFBO and SPSFC, and it highlights greatness in the novella format in all areas of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.). I am part of Team Behind the Musings. You can find out more about us here.

Author: L.R. Schulz
Series: Bonds of Kin, #0.5
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Self-Published
Publish Date: July 31, 2024
Print Length: 109
Purchase: Amazon

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